Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-10-05
BADGER NEWS.


boy named Anton Niedermeyer, while
picking up chips on the dock, fell in
and was drowned. The same morning
the body of George w. Patterson, an
old veteran, was pulled from the rlv-
er. The next morning the body OF an
unknown man was found in the river
only short distance away.
THE Jury in the case Of NE. Weber
against the town of Greenfield, Mil
waukee County. awarded 81, 300 to
the plaintiff. He fell on a detective
road.
JOHN CAIN, known as tramping
workman, dropped dead at Ashland
while saving wood.
FRANK RAYMOND, charged at La
Crosse with burglary, pleaded guilty,
and was sentenced to fourteen years
Imprisonment at hard labor.
A MILWAUKEE firm has purchased
$4,000 worth of cord wood on the
Door County peninsula.
GEORGE III. SHEPARD, of La Crosse,
has been appointed q cadet at the An
napolis Naval Academy.
ARRANGEMENTS are being made for a
reunion Of the survivors OF the Indian
war of 1862, at Eau Claire. in connec-
ton with that of the Eighth Regi-
ment.
THE sum of 100000 has been
pledged by cities, villages and towns
In aid of the Wisconsin Midland Rail-
read. About $50 miles of the pro-
posed line has been surveyed
G. III. REDFIELD, member OF the
Horizon school board, brings an
action against one Munchow for Grim
inal libel. Munchuw in turn sues Red
field for damages for defamation OF
character.
SEVEN cases OF diphtheria exist in
the family of man named Legls, at
North La Crosse.
SEVEN divorces were granted at Eau
Claire at one evenings session OF the
circuit court.
GEORGE II. SHEPARD, of La Crosse,
has been appointed cadet at the
Annapolis Naval Academy.
ARRANGEMENTS are being made for g.
reunion of the survivors OF the Indian
war of 1862, at Eau Claire, in connec-
tlon with that of the Eighth Regi-
ment.
THE sum of 100000 has been
pledged by cities, villages and towns
In aid of the Wisconsin Midland Rail-
road About $50 miles of the pro-
posed line has been surveyed.
G. III. REDFIELD, q member OF the
Horizon school board, brings an
action against one Munchow for GRIM
inal libel. Munchow in turn sues Red
field for damages for defamation of
character.
SEVEN cases of diphtheria exist in
the family of g. man named Legis at
North La Crosse.
SEVEN divorces were granted at Eau
Claire at one evenings session OF the
circuit court.
DRIVEN to desperation by poverty
and his infrmities, Frank jain, a
blind peddler, of Milwaukee, jumped
into the lake from the government
pier on the goth and was drowned.
AN Eau Claire saloonkeeper was
swindled out Of $3.50 by the sawdust
game.
THE sale of the Knapp-Stout Com
been made, the price paid being ST.
100000.
LOUIS REDELhoNER, Of Potosi, was
Instantly killed by an accidental dis.
charge Of his gun while he was hunt
ing.
The veterans of the Indian war OF
1862 will be invited to participate in
the Eau Claire reunion Of the Eight b
Regiment.
THE Milwaukee & Northern Railway
Company Is putting down steel De-
tween Iron Mountain and Republic,
and isn't very far behind in the race
with the North Western. It is pushing
for Champion with vigor and will be
there in about sixty days.
A. M. SEARLE, OF Prairie du CHEN
has assigned his business at Lynxville
to A. Wolcctt for the benefit of his
creditors.
Four plasterers at Ashland went on
strike for an increase in pay from
So. so to 81 per day and the nine-hour
work-dav. The strikers destroyed a
number of tools owned by the fore.
man.
The barn and contents of Samuel
Kiemer, four miles west OF Eau Claire,
were destroyed by fire, causing q loss
of 81 900. Insurance, So, 800.
EAU CLAIRE is sending large num-
Der of men to the woods to arrange
the preliminaries for the winters log
ging campaign.
THE dwelling and contents of T.. G.
LOOMS. Union, Eau Claire County,
were destroyed by fire.
EAU CLAIRE people pay $3.50 per
ton for coal,
The Eau Claire Prohibition Club is
fitting up club rooms.
A MINNESOTA hunter named Leon
Hull drove two old bears and five
cubs into thicket in the woods north
of Eau Claire and in twenty minutes
killed the cubs and one of the old
ones.
RooD & MAXWELL, of Washburn, de-
ny report that they are in financial
difficulties.
MRS. DAVIDSON, wife Of Capt. P. S.
Davidson, of La Crosse, is dead.
CATHERINE PIERICK has been ap-
pointed postmistress at Dry Bone,